I'll admit, when they said to me 'Hey up TR, we want you to review a play about Armstrong, Ullrich and Pantani at the Tour de France, it's in a disused warehouse in the West End and they're going to re-enact the Tour, but without any bikes…but with audience participation" "Uh-oh" was my first reaction.

Shows what I know, it was brilliant, an exhilarating, informative fact-packed Tour de Force. Anyone who's interested in the Tour won't fail to get something out of it…

You will believe that three men on chairs are Armstrong, Ullrich and Pantani battling it out for Tour glory. The amount and depth of information on offer at times might tip things over into the realms of cycle-geekery, but who cares: I'm a cycling geek. If you are one of those cycling racing fans who has already immersed themselves in the details of Tour history much of this might not be new, but even then the engaging manner of the play's presentation really brings it all to life.

The play is based around the stories of Marco Pantini, Jan Ulrich and Lance Armstrong and their quest to be the successor to the great Miguel Indurain, who won the Tour 5 times in a row. It accurately portrays the extreme efforts, sacrifices, speculation and risks that these athletes made to achieve their goal.

The stage is open layout where the actors are amongst the audience who become part of the set making the performance feel very engaging. You will be herded around the theatre space as if you were watching the main event. The actors improvise with parts of the set for their bicycles etc.

In 2 hours it manages to cram in 10 years of cycling history and anyone who has an interest in the Tour de France will love the attention to detail. It is a captivating piece of drama documenting a truly extraordinary period of road racing.

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